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Motion Picture MP2002-267

Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")

Administrative Information

Footage
215 feet
Running Time
6 minutes 43 seconds
Film Gauge
35mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Undetermined
Description

An unidentified childhood friend of Harry S. Truman discusses some childhood memories. He describes some of the recreational activities he and Mr. Truman were involved in as youth, including ball games, playing cowboys, and roping. Mention is also made of their respective families. Sound only.

Date(s)
ca.
1961 - 1963

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Moving Image Type
Screen Gems

Shot List

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Reel 1

0:00   An unidentified childhood friend of Harry S. Truman answers questions about their childhood. The interviewer is possibly Merle Miller.
0:16   Boyhood friend of Harry S. Truman discusses their relationship, where they went to grade school, where each family lived. He had known Mr. Truman since 1897. They attended different grade schools but were together in high school.
1:20   Speaker tells how the alley between his and Harry S. Truman's streets became a play ground, and that's where he met Harry.
1:22   Speaker describes a ball game the boys played in the alley, called progressive ball.
2:38   Speaker states that both his and Harry's fathers were farmers. His father continued to farm when he moved to Independence, but Harry's father became more involved with livestock, buying and selling animals. He sometimes took them into the Kansas City market.
3:56   Speaker states that the boys played robbers and Jesse James instead of Indians and cowboys. He states that he doesn't remember Harry playing the games about Jesse James and the Daltons, but he came by and saw the games being played. "The Daltons had a lot kinfolks in the area." "Jesse James was mean, but he was a hero."
4:50   Speaker states that he and Harry did play cowboys. Both had ponies and they practiced roping.
5:45   Speaker says he never played poker with Mr. Truman. He discusses the two political factions - the Goats and the Rabbits. He states that Mr. Truman did belong to a poker group that met regularly, called the Harpie Club.